Homemade Sweet Barbecue Sauce

A simple, delicious barbecue sauce that you can make from scratch is a great basic recipe to have in your cookbook. You have complete control over what is in your sauce and can modify the recipe to your liking. This is the one I use most often.

Yields: 3/4-1 cup sauce

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon butter

1 small, or half of a large onion, grated

1-2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 cup ketchup

1/8 cup molasses

1/8 cup honey

1 Tablespoon vinegar, white or cider

1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2 Tablespoon mustard, dijon or yellow

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

Cayenne pepper or hot sauce, optional, as much as you like

Salt

Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add the grated onion and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and cook, covered on medium-low heat until softened.
Add the garlic, cook for about 30 seconds and whisk in all the other ingredients. Simmer for about 5 min.
Strain the sauce through a sieve.
Serve with ribs, chicken, pork, meatballs, seafood, pulled pork sandwiches, sloppy joes, grilling, etc.

Glad you stopped by! I'm Olga. A nurse by night, a wife, mother and homemaker by day, I love to cook and entertain. I grew up with Russian food and when we came to America, fell in love with so many other cuisines. I share great recipes with detailed instructions and step by step pictures.

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Glad you stopped by! I'm Olga. A nurse by night, a wife, mother and homemaker by day, I love to cook and entertain. I grew up with Russian food and when we came to America, fell in love with so many other cuisines. I share great recipes with detailed instructions and step by step pictures.